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Denise Deiloh

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November 13th, 2014 - 08:25 PM

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Reading. I absolutely, positively, love reading. I do it every chance I get. If I'm early to a meeting, I read. If I'm waiting for an appointment, I read. If my family is settling down to watch a movie for the evening, I read. Currently, my goal is 100 books a year. To date, I have 84 books read, just finishing up with Bonk by Mary Roach.

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. - Groucho Marx

The best so far this year:

#1 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

#2 Speaking to My Madness: How I Searched for Myself in Schizophrenia by Roberta Payne

#3 Awkward Moments (Not Found in Your Average) Children's Bible – Vol. 2 by Horus Gilgamesh

#4 The S&M Feminist: Best of Clarisse Thorn

When I choose books to read, I try to read more than those confirming my biases. Since I took science and nutrition courses in college, I go ahead and pick up creationist, alternative medicine, and other anti-science materials from time to time. For politics, I have no problem reading biographies from both sides of the isle. Usually, politicians are putting their best foot forward so even if I wouldn't vote for the person, the read is entertaining (Dreams From My Father by President Obama and Faith of My Fathers by John McCain). Finding a good economics book is difficult (can't say that I've enjoyed a single one I've read). So forth and so on. Most books end up on my reading list from recommendations, gifts, or through passing mentions on blogs or other social media.

The books that make it on my best list have to give me a WOW moment. Sometimes I'm brand new to the topic, so the "wow" moment is, “cool, I didn't know that.” Sometimes, the "wow" moment has more to do with “wow, that person has been to hell and back.” With children's books, it can be “wow that is an excellent way to bring a complex subject to children.” Other times, I'm pretty familiar with the subject so am looking for concise and accurate writing. For recipe books, I don't have time to try out all the food, if I can find a dozen recipes I really like, I consider that five stars worthy. Currently, I'm playing with The Science of Good Cooking by Cook's Illustrated. I've tried out the Banana Bread and suggestions from their Hot & Sour Soup. I can't wait to try some of the meat suggestions.

My web page of choice for keeping track of all my books and reviews is Goodreads.com. I have 16 more books to read this year and a list of 375 books I want to read. The more I read, the longer my to-read list gets.

November is a good time to get the flu shot. Till next time, stay healthy, be happy.

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